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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 S. Meridian St.
Tallahassee
FL
32399-1600
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Wading Bird Colonies Florida - 1999
2005
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This shapefile includes estimates of percent composition of wading bird colonies located in 1999 by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission conducted a statewide aerial survey during 26 January-25 June 1999 to locate waterbird (herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, storks, anhingas, cormorants, and pelicans) breeding colonies and estimate colony size and species composition. Fixed-wing aircraft were used to fly statewide East-West survey transects at 5-km intervals. Survey routes deviated at times to allow inventory of previously known colonies from earlier surveys. Of the 1,065 sites visited in 1999, 371 (34.8%) were active colonies supporting one or more species of waterbirds, while 694 (65.2%) were inactive sites. The largest number of active colonies (n=158, 42.6%) were located in central Florida between 27º-29ºN latitude; only 72 (19.4%) of the colonies were located in northern Florida above 29ºN; the remaining colonies (n=141, 38.0%) were found in the southern part of the state below 27ºN. Of the 371 active colonies located in 1999, 72.5% (n=269) contained 2 or more nesting species, while only 12.1% (n=45) exhibited 5 or more nesting species. The colonies in the central region tended to contain more species per colony than both the northern and southern regions of the state. Fewer colonies were found in 1999 (n=371) compared to previous statewide surveys during 1976-1978 (n=378) and 1986-1989 (n=635). Except for the brown pelican and cattle egret, most species continued a trend of nesting in smaller numbers and in fewer colonies during 1999 compared to previous surveys. Of the active colonies located in 1999, 51.2% (n=190) were previously undocumented colonies, 43.9% (n=163) were active during 1986-1989, and 21.0% (n=78) were active during 1976-1978. Only 60 (16.2%) 1999 colonies were active during the 1976-1978, 1986-1989, and 1999 surveys. This database contains records for all known and verified colonies in the state of Florida that were surveyed by the FWC during the period 1999 nesting season. Nests discovered more recently than this are not included in the database. Each year, a number of new colony sites are found. For this reason, users of this database are cautioned that the absence of a colony record for a given property does not necessarily mean wading birds are not present. This colony locator service is not meant to replace a specific on-the-ground survey. Disturbance to the colony may occur if a visit is made, and many of the colonies are located on private land. Providing these locations does not confer any permission by FWC to access private property.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
These data are available for all people interested in wading bird colonies in the state of Florida
Created by:
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian St.
Tallahassee, FL 32344
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
GIS Specialist
(850) 488-0588
(850) 410-5269
Wildlife Technology Services Section
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian St
Tallahassee
FL
32399-1600
US
gisrequests@myfwc.com
Monday - Friday 8 am -5 pm
Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
Florida, FWC
Florida
FWC
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Numeric results should be used with caution as aerial estimates are variable and some species are difficult to detect (i.e., small, dark species nesting under the tree canopy). Some colonies were also visited by ground surveys. If the ground survey numbers indicated a better count, the results from the ground survey were used. Acknowledgement of the FWC-FWRI (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute) as the data source would be appreciated in any products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. If any data are modified or adjusted, please share the edited information with FWC. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. FWC shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. This is not a survey data set and should not be utilized as such. These data are not to be used for navigation.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
This data set is in the public domain, and the recipient may not assert any proprietary rights thereto nor represent it to anyone as other than a FWC-FWRI produced data set; it is provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all responsibility for the accuracy and suitability of this data set for a specific application. In no event will the staff of the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute be liable for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of or the inability to use this data set.
Available without restriction. All data must be verified by Principal Investigator or Group Database Analyst prior to release. It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from FWC and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. FWC makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
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"Wading Bird Colony Species Presence by Era Florida" and "Wading Bird Colonies Florida 1999" are related data sets. "Wading Bird Colonies Florida 1999" includes estimates of percent composition of colony by species from the 1999 survey. "Wading Bird Colony Species Presence by Era Florida" indicates presence/absence of species as well as indicating if the presence/absence was not determined, if the colony was inactive, or if information was not collected for a species.
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Numeric results should be used with caution as aerial estimates are variable and some species are difficult to detect (i.e., small, dark species nesting under the tree canopy).
The great blue heron counts for Monroe county in 80s include great white heron.
Logically consistent. All attribute values fall within defined values
Visually inspected for completeness to ensure all values fell within specified ranges.
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OBJECTID
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OID
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Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Shape
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Coordinates defining the features.
Shape
Geometry
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ATLASNUM
Breeding colony atlas identification number
ATLASNUM
String
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DATE_
Date the colony was visited (DBF date-field version)
DATE_
Date
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DATECH
Date the colony was visited (character string version)
DATECH
String
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OBSERVER
Observer's initials
OBSERVER
String
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0
0
OBSMODE
Observation mode (aerial or ground visit)
OBSMODE
String
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0
0
COUNTY
County name
COUNTY
String
12
0
0
CONUM
County number (alphabetic sequence number as a 2-digit character string)
CONUM
String
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0
0
LONGDM
Longitude in degrees, minutes.hundredth minutes
LONGDM
String
8
0
0
LATDM
Latitude in degrees, minutes.hundredth minutes
LATDM
String
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0
0
TOWNSHIP
Township
TOWNSHIP
String
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0
0
RANGE
Range
RANGE
String
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0
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SECTION
Section
SECTION
String
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0
0
GAZPAGE
Page number of Florida Gazetteer map that contains the colony location
GAZPAGE
Integer
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10
0
ERA
Survey era when colony was first observed as active (70's, 80's, or 90's)
ERA
Integer
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NEW90
New active colony in the 90's era? (yes/no)
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String
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STATUS90
Colony status in the 90's survey. A 0 value in the percent composition fields can be interpreted based on the STATUS90 field: if status is 'active' then 0 means active, just not present for that species; if status90 is 'inactive' then 0 is 'inactive'; if status90 is 'Not checked' then 0 would be 'unknown'.
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STATUS80
Colony status in the 80's survey
STATUS80
String
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STATUS70
Colony status in the 70's survey
STATUS70
String
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0
0
SUBSTRAT
Colony substrate (tree/shrub/herbaceous)
SUBSTRAT
String
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0
0
CANOPY
Was the colony in closed or open canopy?
CANOPY
String
12
0
0
LOCATION
Was the colony coastal or inland?
LOCATION
String
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0
0
SIZE_
Was the colony on an island? (yes/no)
SIZE_
String
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0
0
ISLAND
Estimated number of breeding colony nesting pairs
ISLAND
String
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0
0
SIZECONF
Confidence level of colony size estimate
SIZECONF
String
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0
0
SPECCONF
Confidence level of colony species composition
SPECCONF
String
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0
0
BRPE
Percent composition of colony by brown pelicans
BRPE
Integer
4
10
0
DCCO
Percent composition of colony by double-crested cormorants
DCCO
Integer
4
10
0
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created_date
created_date
Date
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last_edited_user
last_edited_user
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0
0
last_edited_date
last_edited_date
Date
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0
0
Present
Species Present
String
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0
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ANHI
Percent composition of colony by anhingas
ANHI
Integer
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10
0
GBHE
Percent composition of colony by great blue herons
GBHE
Integer
4
10
0
GWHE
Percent composition of colony by great white herons
GWHE
Integer
4
10
0
GREG
Percent composition of colony by great egrets
GREG
Integer
4
10
0
SNEG
Percent composition of colony by snowy egrets
SNEG
Integer
4
10
0
LBHE
Percent composition of colony by little blue herons
LBHE
Integer
4
10
0
TCHE
Percent composition of colony by tricolored herons
TCHE
Integer
4
10
0
REEG
Percent composition of colony by reddish egrets
REEG
Integer
4
10
0
CAEG
Percent composition of colony by cattle egrets
CAEG
Integer
4
10
0
GRHE
Percent composition of colony by green herons
GRHE
Integer
4
10
0
BCNH
Percent composition of colony by black-crowned night herons
BCNH
Integer
4
10
0
YCNH
Percent composition of colony by white-crowned night herons
YCNH
Integer
4
10
0
WHIB
Percent composition of colony by white ibis
WHIB
Integer
4
10
0
GLIB
Percent composition of colony by glossy ibis
GLIB
Integer
4
10
0
ROSP
Percent composition of colony by roseate spoonbills
ROSP
Integer
4
10
0
WOST
Percent composition of colony by wood storks
WOST
Integer
4
10
0
SMWT
Percent composition of colony by small white species
SMWT
Integer
4
10
0
LGWT
Percent composition of colony by large white species
LGWT
Integer
4
10
0
SMDK
Percent composition of colony by small dark species
SMDK
Integer
4
10
0
LGDK
Percent composition of colony by large dark species
LGDK
Integer
4
10
0
LONGDEC
Longitude in decimal degrees
LONGDEC
Double
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8
LATDEC
Latitude in decimal degrees
LATDEC
Double
8
38
8
LONGALB
Longitude in custom statewide albers projection
LONGALB
Double
8
38
8
LATALB
Latitude in custom statewide albers projection
LATALB
Double
8
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